"One of the things that defines our character is how we handle mistakes."

-- Terry Goodkind

#Mistake Quotes #Character Quotes #Handle Quotes

“If content with himself and mankind, a man is never harsh or curt.”
“Ceaseless optimism about the future only makes for a greater shock when things go wrong; by fighting to maintain only positive beliefs about the future, the positive thinker ends up being less prepared, and more acutely distressed, when things eventually happen that he can't persuade himself to believe are good.”

Source : "The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking". Book by Oliver Burkeman, www.newyorker.com. 2012.
“This is the concentration camp and crematorium at Auschwitz. This is where people were turned into numbers. Into this pond were flushed the ashes of some four million people. And that was not done by gas. It was done by arrogance. It was done by dogma. It was done by ignorance. When people believe that they have absolute knowledge, with no test in reality, this is how they behave.”

Source : Jacob Bronowski (1976). “The ascent of man”
“It is better to be honourable than be honoured.”
“Toy companies aren't interested in ideology, they want to sell toys. If they would sell a toy that both boys and girls would buy, it doubles profits.”
“That heartbreaking moment when you finish an amazing book, and you are forced to return to reality.”
“I'm obsessed with food!”

Source : "Sofia Vergara Spills All: The Smurfs and Modern Family Star Opens Up About Being a Young Mom and Surviving Divorce and Cancer". Interview with Jancee Dunn, www.redbookmag.com. August 16, 2011.
“You want to know who's now running the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy and the Marines and calling the shots where it counts? Fundamentalist Muslims and homosexual activists.”

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